diff --git a/plugins/modules/uv_python.py b/plugins/modules/uv_python.py
index 43ba51a912..67640fc1cf 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/uv_python.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/uv_python.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class UV:
       if rc != 0:
           return False, out
       if self.module.check_mode:
-          return True, ""
+          return True, out
       
       cmd = [self.module.get_bin_path("uv", required=True), "python", "uninstall", self.python_version_str]
       _, out, _ = self.module.run_command(cmd, check_rc=True)
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/uv_python/tasks/main.yaml b/tests/integration/targets/uv_python/tasks/main.yaml
index 6ea21f9cb4..f27f4db619 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/uv_python/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/uv_python/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@
     version: 3.15
     state: absent
 
+- name: Remove globally existing python 3.8 in check mode
+  uv_python:
+    version: 3.8
+    state: absent
+  check_mode: true
+
 - name: Remove globally existing python 3.8
   uv_python:
     version: 3.8